Display-stand for collars, ties, stocks, &amp;c.



PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

E. G. GROMPTON.

DISPLAY STAND FOR GOLLARS, TIES, STOCKS, 8m

1765 flow WW am APPLIGATION FILED PEB.23 ,1906.

UNITEID STATES PA IENT OFFICE.

DISPLAY-STAND FOR COLLAIRS, TIES, STOCKS, 81.0.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 18, 1906.

Application filedfebruary 23, 1906. Serial No. 302,591.

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN CARTER CRoMP- TON, of the city of Brantford, in the county of Brant, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Stands for Collars, Ties, Stocks, and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in display-stands for collars, ties, stocks, and like merchandise; and the object of the inventi on is to devise a simple means for holding the stock or tie by which it may be displayed to the greatest advantage and such a device as will be cheap to make and whereby the stock may be readily removed; and it consists, essentially, of a wire stand formed with a suitable wire base, a stem extending upwardly from the base, and a ring portion adjustably connected to the top of the stem, the parts being all arranged as hereinafter more particularly explained.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved display-stand with a fancy collar held thereon. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the collar removed. Figs. 3 and 4 are details of alternative forms of stands.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

A is the base of the stand, which is preferably made in a triangular form, with a loop connected to the bottom of the wire A, which forms the stem. The wire A is formed double at the top, with an intermediate twist at A and a double eye at A B is a ring portion having projections B at desired distances apart inits periphery and a rearwardly-extending portion B made in the loop formed, the top being held in eyes A on which such loop is hinged, and consequently the ring B] It will now be seen that the ring may be raised so that the loop B swin 's away from the stem, whereupon the collar may be passed around the ring and the projections the loop and the stem, and the loop in falling of its own gravity will retain the back end of the collar in position, as indicated in Fig. 1.

In Fig. 3 I show the upper end of the stem in inverted-V-shape form at A with eyes A. The ring B in this instance is formed with a jaws.

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jaw B the lower ends of the jaw extending down through the eyes A The upper end of the jaw is engaged by the bent end A at the top of the stem, such bent end springing into position between the jaws, which are spring- By pressing upon the lower free end of the \l-shaped upper end of the stem the bent end presses the members of the jaw B apart and allows of the ring to be released and the back ends of the collar placed in position between the back of the jaw and the front of the V-shaped upper end of the stem, thereby retaining the collar or stock in position.

In Fig. 4 I show another alternative form, in which the stem is connected to the opposite side of the ring and a loop B is formed, such loop being double at the lower portion and having hinged thereon the wire grip B which has an upper bent end or lip B, which is sprung over the top of the loop B after the back ends of the collar have been inserted between the loop and the grip to hold it in position. 'By such a device the collar may be readily held in position for display purposes.

Other modifications may well be devised without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A display-stahd-for collars and the like comprising a base, a stem, a ring for the reception of the collar and an adjustable gripping means between the ring and the top of the stem as and for the purpose specified.

2. A display-stand for collars and the like comprising a base, a stem, a ring for the reception of the collar and a hinge adjustable gripping means between the ring and the top of the stem as and for the purpose specified.

3. A display-stand for collars and the like comprising a wire forming a base and a stem extending from the back of the base and having the upper end twisted into the form of a loop with eyes, a ring on which the collar is designed to be placed formed at the back with a loop, which is hinged at the top in the eyes of the stem as and for the purpose specified.

A. A display-stand for collars and the like comprising a base, a stem, and aring for the reception of the collar, and gripping means I signed to grip the back of the collar between for holding the collar between the rmg and I it and the stem as and for the purpose specithe stem as and for the purpose specified. fied. 5. A display-stand for collars and the like W EDWIN CARTER CROMPTON.

itnesses:

comprising a stem, a ring for the reception of p the collar pivotally swung from the stem by MARY J. HARGADON, an arm forming portion of the ring and de- G. S. TAPSOOTT. 

